GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |